History of English Language

By JudithSánchez
  • Period: 450 to 1150

    Old English

  • Origins and cultural influences
    700

    Origins and cultural influences

    Old english developed after the Anglo-saxon invasion of Britain. When the Germanic tribes´s language mix up with celtic and Roman Languages.
  • Lenguage Characteristcs
    800

    Lenguage Characteristcs

    Old English had three genders (masculine, feminine, neuter) like the modern but one of it´s diferences is that it used a system of words to show things in common. Also the vowels were pronunce longer